Apple iPhone 3GS Overheating News

Is the Apple iPhone 3GS having overheating issues? I've seen some reports circulating on the Web today that indicate some handsets might indeed be affected. And I have my own tale to add to fray.

The story began at French site Nowhereelse.com, with a piece that showcases a discolored white iPhone 3GS whose owner says the discolorations came from the device noticeably heating up during use of the GPS over 3G wireless. This tale and the image has circulated today at other U.S. gadget sites, including Gizmodo and Engadget.

For me, I had noticed from day one that the iPhone 3GS appeared to have similar heat issues to iPhone 3G: The phone's back got warm during use. I thought it curious that handset still got warm in many of the same areas as with the 3G, in part because, Apple had specifically told me that the components inside were reconfigured as compared with the 3G model.

I did not think too much of this heat thing - I recall the lower inch of the T-Mobile G1 getting toast, too, when I had tested that model - until last night. That was the first time I had used my 16 gigabyte iPhone 3GS while it was plugged into the wall outlet.

I do not recall how long I had been using the handset, but I was making my way steadily along the Oregon Trail, thank you. And at some point, I became aware the handset had become very hot. Very, very hot - not just on the back, but the entire length of the front face, too. I was using a game, and then later the Web browser for reading the news about Michael Jackson, all over a Wi-Fi connection while plugged in. And in those circumstances, well ... toast does not even describe how hot it got surprisingly. It was too hot to even put the phone against my face. No discoloration to report, though, I have the black handset, and did not see any effects.

After my own experience, I wondered if this was an isolated case, or if this was a sign of something bigger. The Nowhereelse.com blog appears to confirm that this may not be an isolated case. Anyone else noticing heat issues?

Now, use twitter to see the International Space Station

Washington, 27 June (ANI): Two journalists have built an online service that would let the twitter users around the world to spot the International Space Station (ISS), but without a telescope.

On-line services, built by the Dutch science reporter and journalist Govert Schilling Jaap Meijers people know they have to look to see the ISS pass.

People using the waffle can now get an alert when the ISS will be composed on the spot in their twitter profile.

All you need to do is follow the twitter account @ twisst: www.twitter.com / twisst

The service operates in a test phase for a while now.

The website accompanying chirk report will be launched in the coming week, with lots of other information, such as hand 'Spotting the ISS'.

As a very bright place, the International Space Station crosses the sky about three minutes.

Space Station is visible only for a few minutes on each passage and in different time periods, which is important to know exactly where and when will be visible.

This information could be already found on several websites and dedicated e-mail or phone services, but global service that records of ordinary people on the ISS passes on their site did not yet exist.

But it is now possible via twitter.

Twisst may even be the first service to the excitement, which distributes the highly personalized information. Twisst sends a warning to every supporter personally, anywhere in the world, that person may be. (ANI)